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Home » US Law » 2022 Ohio Revised Code » Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges » Chapter 5537 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission

Section 5537.01 | Turnpike Commission Definitions.

Effective: July 1, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 51 – 130th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) “Commission” means the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission created by section 5537.02 of the Revised Code or, if that commission is abolished, the board, body, officer, or commission succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to […]

Section 5537.02 | Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission.

Effective: September 28, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 390 – 131st General Assembly (A) There is hereby created a commission to be known on and after July 1, 2013, as the “Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission.” The commission is a body both corporate and politic, constituting an instrumentality of the state, and the exercise by […]

Section 5537.03 | Turnpike and Infrastructure Projects.

Effective: July 1, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 51 – 130th General Assembly In order to remove present and anticipated handicaps and potential hazards on the congested highways in this state, to facilitate vehicular traffic throughout the state, to finance infrastructure projects that improve and enhance mobility in Ohio, and also to promote the agricultural, […]

Section 5537.04 | Authority and Powers of Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission.

Effective: March 23, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 – 134th General Assembly (A) The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may do any of the following: (1) Adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (2) Adopt an official seal, which shall not be the great seal of the […]

Section 5537.041 | Appeal of Turnpike Invoice.

Effective: March 23, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 – 134th General Assembly (A)(1) A person that receives an invoice from the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may request an administrative hearing with the commission at the commission’s principal office to dispute the invoice. The person may present evidence at the hearing. (2) Notwithstanding sections […]

Section 5537.05 | Construction of Grade Separations at Intersections of Turnpike Projects.

Effective: January 1, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may construct grade separations at intersections of any turnpike project with public roads and railroads, and change and adjust the lines and grades of those roads and railroads, and of public utility facilities, which change […]

Section 5537.06 | Acquiring and Disposing of Property.

Effective: July 1, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 51 – 130th General Assembly (A) The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may acquire by purchase, lease, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, appropriation, or otherwise and in such manner and for such consideration as it considers proper, any public or private property necessary, convenient, or proper […]

Section 5537.07 | Bidding Process for Contracts Exceeding $50,000.

Effective: March 23, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 – 134th General Assembly (A) When the cost to the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission under any contract with a person other than a governmental agency involves an expenditure of more than fifty thousand dollars, the commission shall make a written contract with the lowest responsive […]

Section 5537.08 | Issuing Revenue Bonds.

Effective: July 1, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 51 – 130th General Assembly (A) The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may provide by resolution for the issuance, at one time or from time to time, of revenue bonds of the state for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any […]

Section 5537.09 | Refunding Bonds.

Effective: July 1, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 51 – 130th General Assembly The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds of the state, payable solely from pledged revenues, for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding, including the payment of related financing expenses and, if […]

Section 5537.11 | Bonds Not a Debt of State.

Effective: July 1, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 51 – 130th General Assembly (A) The bonds do not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit, of the state or of any political subdivision of the state. Bond service charges on outstanding bonds are payable solely from the pledged revenues pledged for […]

Section 5537.12 | Trust Agreement for Security of Bonds.

Effective: July 1, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 51 – 130th General Assembly (A) In the discretion of the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission any bonds may be secured by a trust agreement between the commission and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company […]

Section 5537.13 | Contracts – Bids – Tolls – Sinking Fund – Lien of the Pledge.

Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A) Subject to division (C)(1) of this section and section 5537.26 of the Revised Code, the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may fix, revise, charge, and collect tolls for each turnpike project, and contract in the manner provided by this section with […]

Section 5537.14 | Holding and Application of Moneys.

Effective: July 1, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 51 – 130th General Assembly All moneys received by the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission under this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, are to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter and in any applicable bond proceedings. […]

Section 5537.15 | Protection and Enforcement of Rights of Bondholder and Trustees.

Effective: July 1, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 51 – 130th General Assembly Any holder of bonds issued and outstanding under this chapter, or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights given by this chapter may be restricted or modified by the bond […]

Section 5537.16 | Bylaws and Rules – Disposal of Fines.

Effective: March 23, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 – 134th General Assembly (A) The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may adopt such bylaws and rules as it considers advisable for the control and regulation of traffic on any turnpike project, for the protection and preservation of property under its jurisdiction and control, for the […]

Section 5537.17 | Maintenance and Repair of Turnpike Project – Restoration or Repair of Damaged Property – Cooperation by Governmental Agencies – Bridge Inspection – Annual Audit.

Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A) Each turnpike project open to traffic shall be maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission. The Ohio turnpike system shall be policed and operated by a force of police, toll collectors, and other […]

Section 5537.18 | Applications for Infrastructure Project Funding.

Effective: July 1, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 51 – 130th General Assembly (A) The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission shall adopt rules establishing the procedures and criteria under which the commission may approve an application received from the director of transportation for infrastructure project funding under division (B) of this section. The rules shall […]